📌 1. General Requirements

• The article must be original and not previously published in any domestic or international journal and not submitted simultaneously to another journal.
• The topic should be related to community studies and social sciences.
• The authors are responsible for the accuracy of content and compliance with research ethics.

🖊️ 2. Author Information

• Full name, academic rank, affiliation, email, postal code, phone number, and ORCID ID should be submitted in a separate file.
• The corresponding author must be clearly identified.

📄 3. Article Structure

• Title in both Persian and English
• Persian abstract (max 250 words) + keywords (3–6 words)
• English abstract (max 250 words) + keywords
• Introduction (including purpose, methodology, findings, conclusion)
• Theoretical framework and literature review
• Research methodology
• Findings and analysis
• Discussion and conclusion
• Acknowledgments
• References

✏️ 4. Writing Guidelines

• Font: B Lotus, size 14, line spacing 1.15
• Word count: 4,000–8,000 words
• Provide English equivalents for technical terms and proper nouns in parentheses.
• Include JEL classification codes if applicable.

📚 5. References and Citations

• In-text citation: (Last name, Year: Page). Example: (Mozaffar, 1978: 194)
• References at the end should be alphabetized by author’s last name.

• Book: Last name, First name. (Year). Title of the Book. Translator/Editor, Edition, Place of publication: Publisher.
• Article: Last name, First name. (Year). "Title of the Article". Journal Name, Volume(Issue), Pages.

If multiple works by the same author in the same year exist, use letters “a”, “b”, “c”.

⚖️ 6. Ethical Considerations

• Authors must declare any potential conflicts of interest.
• If there is financial support, it must be stated; otherwise, write: "This research received no financial support."
• The contribution of each author should be clearly described.

📝 7. Journal Policies

• Published articles do not necessarily reflect the views of the journal.
• The journal reserves the right to edit or condense articles.
• Submitted manuscripts will not be returned.
• Using content from the journal with proper citation is allowed.